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Fresh feature films from SxSW As the film industry continues to undergo seismic shifts on the distribution end, festivals like SXSW are increasingly important for those who prefer to see independent and unconventional work on the big screen. In the past, festival...

Anvil. The Rolling Stones. Both together 37 years. Both touring. But who puts on a better show? We head to a tiny industrial town in the UK to find out. Anvil – Robin 2, Bilston UK – February 20th, 2018 The Rolling Stones had been together for 37 years in...

A mystery that takes place in the 1980's Boston club scene? Sign us up! We chat to Author Clea Simon about youth, nostalgia and forgiveness. Before Clea Simon became known as a world-class mystery writer, she was a music journalist in Boston. During the ‘80s she was...

"The antidote to the anodyne nature of most of what passes for “rock” at the moment" Rum Bar Records seems to have cornered the market in pissed-off sounding bands who spend WAY too long listening to the first New York Dolls album. For your perusal, I give you exhibit...

For anyone who’s troubled, hell, for any person with a conscience, this record’s for you. The mournful blues of the North Mississippi doesn’t evoke the wailers of the Civil Rights era — it actually invokes those generations, as it cries in shame over how the...

Underground Postpunk legends stuff a weekend night venue to capacity, redefining "nostalgia show" Chameleons Vox – Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge MA – September 16, 2017 For a 57 year old who never really had a hit in the US, Mark Burgess – the Vox in...

Small venues have their charms, but stadium satisfaction is where it's at! Metallica at Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ~ May 19, 2017 I like everything about the fragrant dives and bleachy-clean mid-sized venues where I spend an inordinate number of my nights. Cheap...

Breitbart-types beware, Rundgren live leaves no room for "Liars". Lots of people who post on Facebook were apparently dead shocked two weeks ago, when Todd Rundgren suggested to an interviewer that people who voted for Trump might want to stay away from his show....

With only 2 original members left, both in their 70s, can The Who put on a farewell show worth watching? The Who @ SSE Hydro Glasgow Scotland: April 7, 2017 We all have ‘em – that one friend who loves your favorite band almost as much as you, the one friend with whom...

Out of touch with which cutting edge artists to see at SxSW? Head for the disappointment-free zone with these rock stalwarts. You swore it would never happen to you. You’d never be one of those middle-aged rockers who falls completely out of touch with the current...

37 years later, Ant is still King of the Wild Frontier So the other night I went to the theatre to see Adam Ant perform the entirety of his “Kings of the Wild Frontier” album (recorded with his former band the Ants, nee, Antz), plus some greatest hitz and fan favez,...